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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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